Il y a deux siècles, l'Allemagne comptait autour de 15 millions d'habitants contre le double en France. La population allemande a fortement augmenté au cours du siècle et demi suivant, doublant celle de la France, et atteignant 60 millions d'habitants en 1939 contre 41 millions en France. Les...

La population mondiale franchit le seuil de 7 milliards cette année (2011) et devrait atteindre 8 milliards vers 2025. La croissance démographique décélère pourtant : ayant atteint un maximum de plus de 2 % par an il y a cinquante ans, ellea diminué de moitié depuis (1,1 % en 2011) et...

Every other year, the summer issue of Population and Societies called The population of the world presents a global picture of the world population. The data shown here can be found in the World Population Data Sheet published by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB)

The world population is still growing. After topping 6 billion in 1999, it will reach 7 billion this year (2011) - an increase of 1 billion in the space of 12 years - and should total 8 billion by 2025, just 14 years from now. Population growth is slowing down, however: annual growth has fallen...

In 2010, there were 54 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in the world, 16% fewer than in 2000. The decline in early childbearing is associated with women's later marriage or entry into union, in turn a consequence of increased female school enrolment and women's enhanced status in society. In...

While economic slowdowns generally result in fewer births, the total fertility rate in France continued to increase in 2010 (2.00 children per woman versus 1.99 in 2009). The most recent recession occurred at a time when fertility was rising in most western nations. The recession reversed this...

The United States has the highest number of immigrants (foreign born persons) in the world, with a total of 43 million, six times more than Saudi Arabia (7.3 million) or Canada (7.2 million). However, relative to their population size,the two latter countries have twice as many immigrants: 28%...

The world population is ageing. Now that families are get-ting smaller and people are living for longer, the proportion of adults and old people is increasing while the proportion of young people is declining. Unless large families once again become the norm - an unrealistic long-term option,...